Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3,655, Jacob Ford, Mo. Residence In 1834

SERVICE
NUMBER
✓ Ford, Jacob
R. 3655
No. residence in 1834.
CONTENTS

269. War Dept. Pen Offic
Jan: 28. 1840
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 17 th inst in the case of Jacob Ford I have to inform you that he alleged to have entered the a volunteer company and acted as a spy on the or Ranger, in Kentucky, during a part of 1779 and 1780, and that in 1781 he was drafted as a militia man of Virginia and served from June until the surrender of Cornwallis which was in October 1781. Those who acted as alleged, in the capacity of spies or Rangers, are not provided for by the pension laws, unless they were specially ordered out by state authority, which was not the case with the claimant and the service as a drafted militia man in 1781, was less than six months. The act of 7 th June 1832, does not provide for any one who did not perform at least six months in a regularly organized corps, and in a military capacity. The claim cannot therefore be allowed in the office. Agreeably to your request

I herewith enclose his papers to you, for the purpose of laying them before Congress and will thank you to sign the enclosed receipt and return it to this office. Enclosed is the letter of Mr. W.K. Dear Arndall,
Hon. John Jameson 21 Jan. 1840
Hon John Jameson M.R.
O C I ent

Washington Jan- 17 th 1840
Sir
Enclosed is a letter in relation to the right of Jacob Ford to a pension, it states that his claim has been suspended at your office because he had failed to prove his services in the revolution - any way by two witnesses - and that his papers are on file in your office - you will please answer me on this subject - and if he is not entitled to a pension under any existing law, upon the proof made upon the face of the papers mentioned so inform me and enclose the original or a copy of the papers that I may introduce a bill for his benefit
Your Obedt Servt. John Jameson

August 10, 1934
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BA-J/REEL am Jacob Ford-R.3655
Ella M. Burkhardt 623 W. 9" Street Albany, Oregon
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of Jacob Ford, of Virginia, who served in the Revolutionary War; you also ask if there is any record of Jacob's father, Peter Ford, and whether or not the records show that James Ford, grandfather of Peter, was a soldier in the French and Indian War.
A careful search of the Revolutionary War records has been made and no record found of a claim for pension or bounty land having been made to the United States based upon the military service in that war of a Peter Ford. This office has no record of services rendered in the French and Indian War. The record of Jacob Ford has been found and is furnished you herein as shown in the papers on file under R.3655.
In 1835, Jacob Ford made application for pension under the Act of June 7, 1832, his application being submitted from Monroe Court House, Missouri.
There are no statements on file which were made by the soldier because in the effort to obtain his pension, he solicited the aid of Honorable John Jameson, House of Representatives, to whom the soldier's application was sent and never returned to the Pension Office.
In a few bits of correspondence now on file in regard to the pension, it is shown that Jacob Ford volunteered and served in 1779 and 1780, as a spy and ranger against the Indians in Kentucky; also that he enlisted in Virginia, and served from June, 1781, until after the surrender of Cornwallis in October, 1781, in the Virginia Troops. No names of officers are given for either of the above noted tours.
His claim was not allowed as the kind of service rendered by the soldier was not provided for in the Act of Congress under which he applied, the requirements of that act being service of six months in a regularly organized military corps.

The date and place of birth of Jacob Ford are not shown nor are there any family data whatever.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

G. L. Edwards.
Sir
Jacob Gould. has made all the enqury in his power and has not been able to procure more than the testimony of one witness to prove his actual service, and believes that further effort would be unavailing. But requests to return his papers. Yours office - which I accordingly yours with respect M. Vondrsdall

Suspended
See letter to
W. R. Van Ausdall
Monroe C. H.
18 March 1835
let 20 Jan'y 1840 76 m: John
James of do. 11 June 1840
Act 7 June 32

M. H. Barnardlee In relation to Lord's pension - to see Comm. -
Hon. J. Jameson H. R.

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? — no XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? none If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? — no XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: “Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For ————— year ————— months, and ————— days, I served as a ————— For ————— months and ————— days, I served as a —————; and for such service I claim a pension.

20.920
BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Jacob Fiordo which require further proof or explanation.
 I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?  II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?  III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides; is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?  IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?  V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? — no  VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?  VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?  VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?  IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?  X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? only a Private Seal — no device 

W. B. Vanarsdall
18. March 1835
O. C.
Record. Vol. 26. 446

War Dept. P. Office March 17, 1835-
Sir
The papers in support of the claim of Jacob Ford have been ex filed with suspended cases in this office. The service set forth as a volunteer on the Indian frontier was not of that character provided for by the act of 7 June 1832. His service in Virginia was as a militia man, should be particularly specified. The enclosed printed regulations will show what is required.
W. H. VanArsdall Esq. Monroe C. H. Marshall

Non John Jamison
June 11 '40
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178 Pm: Officer
June 11. 1840
Sir,
I herewith return the letter of William Van Asdall Esq. to you in the case of Jacob Stordoe and have to inform you that they the papers in this case were enclosed to you in my letter to you of the 20 th January last, and do not appear to have been received here at that time. Enclosed herewith is a copy of the letter of 20 th January 1840 to you from which it will be perceived that the applicant is not entitled to a pension under act of 7 June 1832.
Hon: John Jameson, G. R.
O. C. with

Soldiers application and papers not in this case when opened by me.
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
21. March 1834
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Jacob Ford
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     70 years  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
This claim cannot be admitted unless it be established by other testimony than that of the claimant

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops. 2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 3. Persons employed in the Naval Service. 4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and privates in the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion ( g ) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
 Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: 
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (1) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

683 W 9", Albany, Oregon
July 21", 1934
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTIONS WASHINGTON, D.C.
Dear Sirs:
✓ I am interested in the military history of Jacob Ford (or Fore or Faure as was the name before or during the Revolutionary War, Faure being the original French Huguenot name).
According to our family data, - said Jacob Ford (or Fore ) was ----- born in Virginia (Buckingham Co., I believe), in 1759;
----- "took up arms at the age of 14 in behalf of his country, and served throughout the eight years struggle"; -----
2 years after the war left for Kentucky. After an attack by the Indians, - in which his younger brother Peter (later killed by Indians) and 2 younger sisters, - Polly being one were captured, - Jacob returned - to Virginia; -----
in Va. bwt. 1785 & 1789 Jacob Ford married Lucretia Maxey, - daughter of Dr. Maxey. -----
Their children were Pleasant, Elizabeth, Samuel, Nathaniel, and Keziah, - all born in Buckingham Co., Va., - and Daniel and John who were born in Madison Co. Kentucky.
Jacob moved to Kentucky in 1799 where he lived for about 20 yrs.
Immigrated to Missouri and remained there until his death which was at the same time as his wife's (1845).
✓ I think Jacob's Father was Peter who married Judith Maxey.
Residence, - Va. Is there a War Record for Peter also?
(I believe is the name) The grandfather of Jacob was James who married Ann Bondurant.
Residence, - Va. This grandfather lived to be either 106, 107, or 109 yrs.

old, records differ. Perhaps this old grandfather did some service for his country, too. I believe he did serve in the French and Indian War and received some compensation for such.
James
Thanking you for any information, I am
Respectfully,
Zella M. Burkhart
Zella M. Burkhart

1934 Aug 10 - History to Zeela M. Burkart. E&L
3655
P. O. _____
Jacob Ford
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Did not find an printed list of 1852 in either Application filed: _____, 18 Ky or Missouri
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18